Bedřich Hrozný, Czech orientalist and linguist (died 1952)

Bedřich Hrozný

Czech archeologist, linguist and orientalist (1879–1952)

Bedřich Hrozný, also known as Friedrich Hrozny, was a Czech orientalist and linguist. He contributed to the decipherment of the ancient Hittite language, identified it as an Indo-European language, and laid the groundwork for the development of Hittitology.